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At least, as far as one can tell from Tinder: He was a coffee-loving “urban adventurer” from the Midwest and an entrepreneur who walked dogs on the side. So when Nathan (not his real name) matched with Alexandra Tweten, a 28-year-old woman living in Los Angeles, she was eager to start chatting. “It could have been my exact profile,” says Tweten.

In his free time, he could be found digging through all the right vinyl genres: indie rock, shoegaze, electronic, and new age.

As you can see, both are identical except for the photos and the fact one has ‘overweight’ as body type and the other has ‘thin’.

I have experienced sexual assault and trauma in my life.

A lot of fat women have -- the ACE scores study suggest that at least some cases of obesity are biologically related to childhood trauma -- but I don't need you to psychoanalyze me, to explain to me why I'm fat, or to try and "fix" me somehow. I got over guys who wanted to sleep with me but weren't willing to be seen in public with me a long time ago.

There are several websites dedicated to plus size or fat dating, but most cater to feederism and especially the fetishization of fat people. and that I was not deserving of love because of my body, a concept that many fat or plus size people are familiar with. I started off with a very closed mind; I expected this to be yet another fat fetish dating site. Cofounder Michelle Li says it's no mistake the model is similar to Tinder.

"It's a tried and true method, so we went with what works." Despite the swipe model, there are several differences.

Quite often, a sexually explicit photo arrives out of the blue.

At its worst, the weirdness escalates into a barrage of insults or threats, and in some cases, physical violence.

I’ve never bought into the lie, popular with some elements of the media, that everything will be better when you’re thin.

But, as a single woman trying everything I can to increase my chances of finding The One, I was interested to see how much of an issue size is for single men.

Enticed by the possibilities, she mulled over her next move. ” Unable to get a word in, Tweten winced at the angry, nonsensical barrage until the caller stopped. Attempting to explain himself, Nathan recounted a recent encounter with a stranger: A dog he was walking had allegedly bitten the man, a heated argument ensued, and it escalated quickly.“Finally, I snapped and head-butted him in the face,” he said. “You never know when someone is going to snap,” he said.